US Congress House Bill 4309 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-2)
Status: Introduced on September 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to facilitate the installation of evidence-based suicide deterrents on bridges, including suicide prevention nets and barriers. DOT may award competitive grants to states and local governments to carry out the program. The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study to identify the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping and the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing such suicides.

Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019

Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2019-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2019-09-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-09-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4309/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4309/BILLS-116hr4309ih.pdf